The Blog

Welcome to my blog! This is where I will be sharing all my travel adventures, helpful tips, and hopefully inspiring experiences for you to enjoy and use to plan your own adventures. Whether you're happiest exploring your own backyard or across the globe, I hope you can use what you find here to help you plan and navigate your journey! And always remember that it's never too late to learn, to grow, to evolve, and to follow your passion!

Where to stay? The first step in planning a visit to Lake Como is deciding which of the charming towns you’d like to use as your base. The mid Lake area is arguably the most desirable location. It is easily accessible by car, train and ferry. It is also home to the most well known […]

3 Days on Lake Como

Hello friends! It’s been brought to my attention that many of you may not “ know” me personally, so I figured that I should remedy that First, the basics … my name is Ann Fantini. I’m an extremely proud Mom to three amazing adult children and one pretty awesome daughter in law. I’ve been married […]

Just Me

Hello my friends! First of all thank you all so much for coming along on this journey. I truly appreciate each of you and welcome any feedback you may have. In this installment, I’m going to take you to my absolute favorite location of our trip to Andalusia…GRANADA ! Have you ever arrived somewhere and […]

Destination Spain, Part III

Next stop Córdoba! I have to admit, I’m not one of those Hurry up and see a million places in one trip type of travelers. It’s very easy to get caught up in the need to see everything mentality, but is it enjoyable? Memorable? Or do you feel frazzled, rushed and not remember one place […]

Destination Spain, Part II

Hola mi amigos It’s beginning to feel like Fall in New England. I love crisp autumn days but I do hate to see summer leave. Early Fall is one of my favorite times to travel as we’ve enjoyed mostly beautiful weather for touring and the height of tourist season is typically over. In September 2017 […]

Destination Spain! Part 1

What is it that entices you to plan a trip? Is it a celebration ( wedding, honeymoon, family reunion, birthday)? Is it getting away from the office, the kids, school, daily life ? Is it seeing a great deal advertised or a recommendation from a friend ? Or is it some combination or other force? […]

The first spark

Hello friends and fellow travel enthusiasts! Please bear with me as I’m just figuring out how to navigate the blogosphere. My goal for this first post is to basically introduce myself and pique your interest. My theory is that it is never too late to learn something new or to follow your passions. My passion […]

Never too late!

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